Chapter 11

Through Bella's eyes

Her scream got the attention of the vampire. His eyes locked with hers. This is it, She thought, dyeing next to my sister. I won't be able to tell Edward goodbye. Or see Jacob again.

Before Bella could start writing her will, Cassie stepped up. Lunging towards the ground, it appeared as if she had splashed a stream of water at the vampire. The vampire sliced in half. Bella couldn't believe her eyes. Cassie ran to the car which was currently on fire. She freaking took the fire. Bella took a moment to realize that Cassie was controlling these things. A large blazing flame shot out at the vampire which had been putting its body together.

Cassie moved the water again, slicing though the car door and to the family. She dragged them to the diner, where no one had noticed.

"Bella, get in the car!" Bella buckled herself into the driver's seat. Cassie pulled the unconscious bodies into the diner, where Bella was sure she was going to be seen.

"What was that?" Bella asked Cassie when she hurled the door open.

"Move." She simply said.

"No! I'm driving! Now tell me what the hell just happened!" She shouted.

"Bella, there are more coming, and you normally drive the speed limit so there is no way you could drive a getaway car. I'll explain on the way." Bella scooted over and Cassie took her spot.

Before Bella had the chance to grab the seatbelt, Cassie smashed the accelerator to the floor. The tires squealed momentarily, and then they shot off like a bullet. Bella clutched the seat, fearing for her life.

"Cassie, what's going on?" Terror dripped onto her words. Cassie through her a glance that clearly said to shut up.

"Cassie! Speak to me!" Bella shouted. Cassie gripped the steering wheel, her shoulders hunched, and her expression deadly.

"Look, Bella, we're still in this mess. So if you don't mind, please just shut up so I can get us out of here!" Bella was silenced. After a few minutes, Cassie seemed to relax.

"Okay, so question?" Cassie asked.

"What was that? You, you killed a vampire!" Bella exclaimed.

"Oh, so you know, good. That means I won't have to explain to you what Edward is."

"You know?" Bella choked out. Cassie rolled her eyes and nodded.

"So what exactly did you do back there?" Bella asked, hoping for an answer this time.

"I saved your sorry ass." She snapped. Bella was taken aback. That was the first time Cassie had said anything remotely close to a curse word.

"But how? That was a vampire, Cassie!"

"I'm well aware of what a vampire is!" Cassie snapped. "They're not the only ones in this world." She hissed.

"So, what are you then?" Bella asked. Cassie didn't look happy about this conversation.

"You can't tell anyone I told you this, especially my mom. Promise?"

"Promise." Bella nodded.

"This includes the Cullen's. It's my secret to tell, not yours." Bella hesitated then nodded. "I promise not to tell the Cullen's."

"I'm a bender." Cassie said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Bella felt like she was going to say "Oranges are the color orange, too, did you know?"

"What's a bender?" Bella asked,

"Well, me, obviously." She chuckled, Bella glared and she continued. "It's cool if you've never heard of us. Other creatures don't know of our existence either."

"What can you do?"

"Um let me start with the basics of a bender. My specialties are too complicated to follow if you're just learning. Okay, so a bender can control all four elements, earth, fire, water, and air. Got that?"

"Yeah, go on."

"We developed these powers to well… My species is pretty much the secret police of the night world." I said.

"But, you can't just go splashing vampires, can you?" Bella asked. Cassie smirked.

"You're right, we can't. That's why we learn. Take, for instance, what I did with that puddle. Learning how to use water to cut something is one of the basic teachings."

"But, he was a vampire. I thought they had super hard skin."

"They do, again, we adapt. You just have to know how to shape the water before it hits them." Cassie explained.

"Okay, how about fire?" Bella asked. Cassie thought for a moment.

"Fire is harder to control, but it's doable. I could start the forest fire of the century, or say, something less harsh, like light a candle. Fire is a pesky element. Once you start it, you have to put it out."

"Well duh." Bella rolled her eyes. Cassie sighed.

"Okay, with every element, I can't just snap my fingers and it's gone. I'd have to douse the fire with water or something."

"What about earth?"

"Earth is easy enough. Stubborn, yes, but simple. I can chuck boulders at people, make underground tunnels, or even trip teenage girls who are about to jump off of a cliff." She smiled.

"Ha! I knew that was you!" Bella shouted. Cassie laughed, breaking her previous tension.

"Okay, on to air. Air, air, air, air." She pondered. "Oh, I got it. With air, I can jump extremely high, like a hundred feet. By bending the air around me, I can move twice as fast as a normal person. Oh, yeah, and I can fly too."

"Flying?"

"Yup." Cassie smiled.

"How?" Bella asked,

"You'd have to see it to believe it. I have this glider right? It's like a kite I hold onto and I bend air into and bam, flying."

"That makes no sense."

"Yeah, I know." Cassie smiled.

SOOO, now you guys know what Cassie is.

RXR